Help:Closing an account

If you choose to close your account, it will be disabled across the entire Fandom network and you won't be able to use it in the future. Because of the way Fandom works, we can't delete or entirely remove accounts.

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Alternatives to disabling

If you feel you need to leave or quit Fandom, you can simply stop using your account. You may want to consider leaving a message on your user and user talk pages/message wall before doing this to let other community members know you have left. It is also recommended that you make someone the new admin and bureaucrat for the community before leaving Fandom or disabling your account. To do so, check the wikis that you are currently an admin and bureaucrat on by going to Special:UserActivity and then use Special:UserRights to make another user the admin and bureaucrat.
To no longer receive e-mails from Fandom, you can set this in your preferences.

If you want to be sure your account cannot be used by you again, you can also scramble your password so that you won't remember it. Removing your email and scrambling your password can both be done by visiting your preferences. Together, they have almost the same effect as closing your account.

You are also able to rename your account. Please see Rename my account for more details.

How to close your account

If you are on the contact page, click the I Want to Disable My Account link under Account Management.

Read the information at the top of the disabling page to ensure you understand what an account disabling does.

If needed, re-read this help page, which is linked to on the disabling page.

If you are sure that you want to disable your account, click the option saying you have read this page and the option confirming you want your account disabled.

Click the Close my account button.

You will be logged out of your account at this time.

You will have 30 days to change your mind and request that your account be reactivated by logging in to the account and following the instructions you will see. After this 30-day period, your account will be permanently closed and you will no longer be able to reactivate it.

At this point, this change is permanent. No backup of this private information is kept after an account is disabled.

How to cancel a request

The Reactivate my account form when signing back in during the 30 day grace period.

Simply log in to your username within 30 days of disabling your account with your normal username and password.

You will be redirected to a "Reactivate my account" special page.

Click the Reactivate my account button.

Upon clicking the following button, you will receive a confirmation email at the email associated with your account.